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Grocery Stores

DeltaScreener covers 13 Grocery Stores companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 13 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 13, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies13
Combined market cap$60.02B
Median P/E12.1
Median ROE2.9%
Dividend payers6 of 13

Across the largest Grocery Stores companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 12.1, median return on equity is 2.9%, the median net margin is 0.1%, 6 of the 13 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Grocery Stores companies

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
KR Kroger Company (The) $66.77 $39.43B 31.63 17.16% 2.65%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. $13.96 $6.78B 145.81 2.91% 5.79%
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $66.26 $6.18B 12.26 34.84% —
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. $78.98 $1.95B 18.98 7.15% 1.84%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated $87.88 $1.67B 15.56 6.30% 0.76%
GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. $13.30 $1.32B — -40.07% —
YSWY Yesway, Inc. $24.64 $768.41M — — —
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. $31.46 $725.02M 14.52 21.11% 2.00%
VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. $45.09 $667.62M 12.09 10.74% 2.20%
DNUT Krispy Kreme, Inc. $2.82 $489.27M — -14.85% —
VHUB VenHub Global, Inc. $0.34 $33.13M — — —
HOST Host Digital Inc. $2.41 $2.23M — -57.14% —
MSS Maison Solutions Inc. $1.23 $992910 — — —

Highest dividend yield in Grocery Stores

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. $13.96 $6.78B 145.81 2.91% 5.79%
KR Kroger Company (The) $66.77 $39.43B 31.63 17.16% 2.65%
VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. $45.09 $667.62M 12.09 10.74% 2.20%
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. $31.46 $725.02M 14.52 21.11% 2.00%
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. $78.98 $1.95B 18.98 7.15% 1.84%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated $87.88 $1.67B 15.56 6.30% 0.76%

Lowest P/E in Grocery Stores

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE
VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. $45.09 $667.62M 12.09 10.74%
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $66.26 $6.18B 12.26 34.84%
NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. $31.46 $725.02M 14.52 21.11%
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated $87.88 $1.67B 15.56 6.30%
WMK Weis Markets, Inc. $78.98 $1.95B 18.98 7.15%
KR Kroger Company (The) $66.77 $39.43B 31.63 17.16%
ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. $13.96 $6.78B 145.81 2.91%

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Grocery Stores stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Grocery Stores stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 13 Grocery Stores companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Grocery Stores company?

Kroger Company (The) (KR) is the largest Grocery Stores company by market capitalisation, at $39.43B.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Grocery Stores stocks?

Across the 13 largest Grocery Stores companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 12.1. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Grocery Stores stock has the highest dividend yield?

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) has the highest dividend yield among Grocery Stores stocks at 5.79%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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